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Topic: Origin of the EHell phrase (Read 6934 times)

I got to thinking about this due to a comment in another thread. So I thought I'd see if we can figure out the origins of some of our EHell phrases and/or words and whether they originated here.

We know that POD is ours (for those who don't know what it means, see the Read Me First folder). It originated with us, and probably isn't understandable outside of EHell unless we explain it to people.*

Special Snowflake is NOT ours. It's used outside of here and didn't start with us; we merely use it. It's even in Urban Dictionary and other places, so it's a widespread term.

Likewise, Scrabble's being used as a euphemism is not our creation; it's used elsewhere and is a widespread term. This one is also in Urban Dictionary.

What other phrases do we use here? And did we birth them?

* By this, I mean the way we use it. It does have more widespread vulgar meanings.

A poster witnessed a woman with two (or more) children and a busybody asked her if they had the same father. The woman said "What an interesting assumption" and an Ehell phrase was born.

If I recall correctly, that one actually originated with Miss Manners.

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I think POD is ours (like peas in a pod, signifying complete agreement).

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I don't think bean dip was ours. I found a thread that discussed that one, and someone said, "It looks like it wasn't an eHell coined phrase, maybe a regional variant, due to how easily it is understood. A Google search turns up no results before 2000, with the earliest being 1 result in 2002, 3 in 2003, and almost no further usage until 2006 or 2007, where it seems to have sprung into popularity.

AKA, I don't think it's from eHell, but I do think it's from a local, English phrase."

I remember how Interesting assumption started. Someone posted about being at the beach or somewhere and overhearing a woman respond to someone's jab. Can't remember the circumstance tho, but it was an instant hit here.